How to Say “Sad” in Punjabi

ਉਦਾਸ
udas
The English word "sad" is translated into Punjabi as ਉਦਾਸ (udas).
ਉਦਾਸ is used to describe the feeling of sorrow.
Meaning: feeling sorrow (adj)

How do you pronounce it?

udas

Did you know?

  • While ਉਦਾਸ is a standard term, in casual speech, Punjabi speakers often use the word ਮਨ ਬਹੁਤ ਭਾਰਾ ਹੈ (man bahut bhara hai), meaning 'the mind is very heavy', to express being sad.
  • The word ਉਦਾਸ is derived from the Sanskrit word ਉਦਾਸ, which originally meant a state of indifference or detachment.
  • In Punjabi culture, profound sadness is often expressed through dukh, a word that blends the concepts of emotional pain and physical suffering into one term.

Examples in context

  • ਉਸਦਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਦੁਖੀ ਹੋਣਾ ਸਮਝਾ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।
    He can be understood as being very sad.
  • ਮੈਂ ਉਦਾਸ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ ਉਸ ਖ਼ਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ।
    I felt sad after hearing that news.
  • ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਉਦਾਸ ਲੱਗ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।
    Oh bahut udās lagg rihā hai.
    He is looking very sad.
  • ਮੈਂ ਅੱਜ ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਉਦਾਸ ਹਾਂ।
    Main ajj thoṛhā udās hā̃.
    I am a little sad today.
  • ਉਦਾਸ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੋ, ਸਭ ਠੀਕ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।
    Udās nā hovo, sab ṭhīk ho jāve gā.
    Don't be sad, everything will be fine.

Example conversation

Two friends are talking about a friend's bad mood.

  1. ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinder

    ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ, ਰਵਿੰਦਰ ਇੰਨਾ ਉਦਾਸ ਕਿਉਂ ਹੈ?
    Manprīt, Ravinder innā udās kiū̃ hai?
    Manpreet, why is Ravinder so sad?
  2. ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreet

    ਉਸਦਾ ਫੋਨ ਖਰਾਬ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।
    Usdā phōn kharāb hō giā hai.
    His phone has broken down.
  3. ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinder

    ਇਹ ਤਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਬੁਰਾ ਹੋਇਆ।
    Eh tān bahut burā hōiā.
    That is very bad.
  4. ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreet

    ਹਾਂ, ਉਹ ਇਸੇ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਸ ਹੈ।
    Hān, oh isē laī udās hai.
    Yes, that is why he is sad.

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